Lawrence
['lɒrəns]
Definition
(noun.) a town in northeastern Kansas on the Kansas River; scene of raids by John Brown in 1856.
(noun.) English novelist and poet and essayist whose work condemned industrial society and explored sexual relationships (1885-1930).
(noun.) United States physicist who developed the cyclotron (1901-1958).
(noun.) English actress (1898-1952).
(noun.) English portrait painter remembered for the series of portraits of the leaders of the alliance against Napoleon (1769-1830).
(noun.) Welsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab revolt against the Turks; he later wrote an account of his adventures (1888-1935).
(noun.) Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258).
Edited by Elsie--From WordNet
Examples
- Clubs, not spades, are trumps, said Lawrence. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- They passed under a lamp, and he recognised Lawrence Lefferts and a young Chivers. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- It was in Bertha's interest, certainly, that she had despatched Dorset to consult with Lawrence Selden. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Do you know, she exclaimed after a long pause, I believe I'll call up Lawrence on the telephone and tell him he simply MUST come? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- What would uncle Egmont have said of Lawrence Lefferts's pronouncing on anybody's social position? Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Lawrence Grills, exhorting that gentleman to save the brand who honoured the letter from the burning. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Even Bertha kept her hands off--I will say that--till Lawrence came down and you dragged him away from her. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Archer had never been more indifferent to the requirements of form; but his impulse to do Lawrence Lefferts a physical injury was only momentary. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- I took it up, and it had solved the engine-oiling problem--and my walk to Lawrence like a tramp actor's was off! Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The club box, therefore, waited in visible suspense while Mr. Sillerton Jackson handed back Lawrence Lefferts's opera-glass. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- As he went up the steps he crossed Lawrence Lefferts coming down with his wife. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Because I told her that Lawrence Selden was coming; but he wouldn't, after all, and she's quite unreasonable enough to think it's my fault. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- The thought terrified her--she dreaded to fall from the height of her last moment with Lawrence Selden. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Hallo, Lawrence! Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- He seemed to have been sitting for his portrait to Sir Thomas Lawrence all the days of his life. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
Typist: Susan